Olympiacos tabs Hackett on a two-year deal

Euroleague runner-up Olympiacos Piraeus reinforced its backcourt by inking combo guard Daniel Hackett to a two-year deal, the club announced Wednesday night. Hackett (1.99 meters, 27 years old) arrives from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan where last season he averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds. That was Hackett's third campaign in the Euroleague where he has 73 games under his belt, averaging 9.6 points, 4.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest. Hackett grew up with Scavolini Pesaro cadet team in his native Italy, before joining St.John Bosco High School in the United States. He went on to play three seasons at the University of Southern California, before returning home to Italy and starting his professional career with Benetton Treviso in 2009. Starting from 2010-11, he spent two seasons with Scavolini, year and a half with Montepaschi Siena, and the last season and a half with EA7 Milan. He won back-to-back Italian League titles with Siena and Milan. Hackett is also a member of the Italian national team. He helped Italy win the bronze medal at the U20 European Championships played in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. His father, Rudy Hackett, played professionally in the Italian League in the 1980s.